Places iamangelsummers Wants to Go

A stunning basket-shaped oasis supplies water to one of Tunisia's holiest cities.

The ruins of a village destroyed by a 22-day flood.

An awesome blend of traditional architecture and street art.

A superb Paleo-Christian baptismal pool is preserved among the ruins of ancient Sufetula.

A charming Amazigh village carved into a mountaintop.

A ghostly mansion in the middle of downtown Tunis.

Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.

A seemingly simple canyon that was the backdrop to a number of famous movies.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.

This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.

Stay in your own little bubble.

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

Stunning ruins of what was once the center of one of the greatest empires in East Africa.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.

The tallest waterfall in the region is named after a capital far, far away.

On the grounds of a game lodge, a path decorated with the skulls of all kinds of animals.